Amanda Peacher
Amanda Peacher is an Arthur F. Burns fellow reporting and producing in Berlin in 2013. Amanda is from Portland, Oregon, where she works as the public insight journalist for Oregon Public Broadcasting. She produces radio and online stories, data visualizations, multimedia projects, and facilitates community engagement opportunities for OPB's newsroom.
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When is the last time you’ve had a clear view of the Milky Way? Chances are you’re among the 99 percent of Americans who can’t see all that much of the...
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In another shuffle of department leadership, the Bureau of Land Management has a new Deputy Director of Operations. The agency, along with the National...
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President Trump has overturned a rule requiring outfitters to pay river and backcountry guides on public lands a minimum wage.
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Currently the sage grouse is not listed under the Endangered Species Act. And a bill before Congress would prevent that from happening anytime in the...
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Each summer, thousands of firefighters devote long hours to putting out wildfires. At the end of each day, they retreat to camp a safe distance away...
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Last weekend, 30 some years of regulars raised a glass to Turner’s Sportsfair, an iconic dive bar and tackle shop on State Street in Boise. Bartender...
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President Trump just dismantled policies requiring federal agencies reduce their own greenhouse gas emissions and meet other environmental targets.
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The dry and arid climate of the Western U.S. is marching eastward, thanks to climate change. That’s the conclusion of a set of studies from Columbia...
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Animal rights advocates are asking the federal government to protect certain wild horses as an endangered species. It’s not their first attempt, but...
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The Environmental Protection Agency just announced its plan to roll back vehicle emissions standards. That could be cause for concern in Mountain West...
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Retired electrical engineer Lisa Hecht loves nerding out about solar energy. The Boise resident has a solar light for emergencies, a solar battery pack...
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Western governors want to see more federal action to combat tiny but destructive creatures: invasive mussels. A quagga mussel is only about the size of...